MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	253% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '19 at 03:21
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 268 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1201 107% 903 Pts	64-Core 1,174 73% 1,174 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 168 Parallax 161 142% 168 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 153 Splatting 111 117% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 330GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1390 883 602 606 609 604 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,977 Write 1,772 Mixed 830 SusWrite 782 299% 1,340 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 63.6 231% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,067 DQ Write 1,407 DQ Mixed 710 683% 1,061 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 793GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 475 483 489 489 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 486 Mixed 464 SusWrite 480 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 66.5 228% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 162 162 162 163 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 228 Mixed 111 SusWrite 163 128% 175 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 420% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 560GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 86 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 81.7 Write 82.9 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 85.8 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2485 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 27.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.1 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 106%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 6,508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 106%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $450

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,247x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,811x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	699x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	576x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	533x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	310x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	288x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	275x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	216x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16